A new wildfire was reported today at 12:52 p.m. in San Diego County. Murphy Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no available information on the containment or cause of the fire.

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Pamo Fire initially started today at 6:35 a.m. in San Diego County. Since its discovery less than an hour ago, it has burned three acres of private land, an increase of three acres since the last update. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.